Build A Cross-Platform Test Network With Samba & GRUB

An anonymous reader writes "This tutorial shows how to combine Samba and GRUB to build a compact, highly adaptable, cross-platform test network, capable of booting and networking a large number of operating systems on a small number of machines. Though Samba and GRUB can manage many different operating systems, this tutorial focuses on Linux and Windows." Reg required on the story.

Ooooooo...

[Anonymous Coward]

Can I use TCP too? Man, that would kick ass. Imagine using TCP to connect machines on different platforms. Shit, we could even develop a WORLD WIDE NETWORK!

Re:Wow, a really clear grub tutorial

[Malc]

What, you don't like the GRUB Info pages? I couldn't imagine why as it does seem to follow the general rules of Info pages: excessively verbose with a pre-ponderance for discussing product history rather than getting down to the nitty-gritty and describing how to use it. What with it being disorganised, poorly written and suffer from the crappy Info UI, it's classic example of why it needs a man page pointing to. Why are so many GNU programmes documented in Info rather than man these days? I hate it.

Yes, you guessed it. I've had to suffer the GRUB Info pages in the past.

Re:Wow, a really clear grub tutorial

[realdpk]

info is definitely one of those applications which deserves the GNU/ prepend. Buh.

Re:Wow, a really clear grub tutorial

[xyote]

The info format does suck. I've been using the lilo boot loader because of that. At least with man pages, you could print them out if they became too verbose. You can't print out info docs, at least I think you can't because of course info is documented in info.

Re:Writing style

[TheRaven64]

BNU religion, it boots the Hurd!

BNU? BSD's Not Unix?